mechanical designer - Mechanical Designer MTS Systems Employee Review

2.0
Nov 27, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Time off, relaxed start/end time, good pay and benefits.

Cons

MTS is focused on short term gains with ramping up production end of each quarter, forced OT (with no work to do) and unrealistic goals so the general employees don't receive a bonus/profit sharing but upper management still gets 5 figure bonuses. There is little room to move within the company your better off changing companies for a promotion. The upper management turns over ever 2-3 years with drastic changes to the company with layoffs of random employees from 30 years of experience to ones that had less then a year. There is a general lack of moral with in MTS and most internal department groups have little to no faith in the management, lots of seasoned workers who are just fed up with the constant change.

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5.0
Oct 9, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, great management, excellent benefits and great opportunities for self improvement

Cons

Shifting internal structure can make things a bit complicated

3.0
Aug 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company is owned by ITW and some things have been an improvement that came with their ownership. MTS has been a great company to work for and has had good management that was in many places promoted from within. Historically compensation was fair and at times well above average.

Cons

Sales professionals compensation has always been based on Salary being 50 percent and commission plans being 50 percent. However the new ITW compensation plan for the sales team in 2025 was implemented to minimize the amount of money that could be earned via commission during the fiscal year and designed to punish sales persons who did not make at least 100 percent of their goals by making them pay back commission paid out during the year. This is an unacceptable plan and borderline unethical. If you are seeking a sales job, my advice is look elsewhere.

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